The government and the ruling parties plan to propose a system that would allow pachinko parlors and other gambling facilities to ban "serious" gambling addicts, government sources said.
The problem of gambling addiction has drawn attention since Japan legalized casinos last year. The government believes building resorts with casinos and hotels will lure more tourists and lift the nation's stagnating regional economies.
The government opened the door to casinos by enacting a law that legalized the use of so-called integrated resorts. The law took effect in December.